Biology:Scaptia muscula
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Short description: Species of fly
| Scaptia muscula | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tabanidae |
| Genus: | Scaptia |
| Species: | S. muscula
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| Binomial name | |
| Scaptia muscula | |
Scaptia muscula is a large horse fly native to Australia .
Ecology
The larva of Scaptia muscula lives in the pit trap of an antlion larva and feeds on the prey that it catches.[3]
References
- ↑ English, K.M.I. (1955). "Notes on the morphology and biology of Scaptia vicina Tayl. and a new species of Scaptia (Diptera, Tabanidae)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 79: 219–229. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34962369.
- ↑ "Scaptia muscula English, 1955". GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/107046007. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ↑ Swanson, Mark (2007). "What are Antlions?". http://www.antlionpit.com/what.html. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
Wikidata ☰ Q14742951 entry
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